A secondary step in the process to produce ultra-pure silicon is to combine silicon tetrachloride with magnesium. How many grams

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of Si could be produced by reacting 2.00 kg of SiCl4 with excess Mg

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mariarad [96] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-24T04:57:44+03:00

The mass of silicon, Si produced from the reaction is 329.41 g

<h3>Balanced equation </h3>

SiCl₄ + 2Mg —> 2MgCl₂ + Si

Molar mass of SiCl₄ = 28 + (35.5×4) = 170 g/mol

Mass of SiCl₄ from the balanced equation = 1 × 170 = 170 g

Molar mass of Si = 28 g/mol

Mass of Si from the balanced equation = 1 × 28 = 28 g

From the balanced equation above,

170 g of SiCl₄ reacted to produce 28 g of Si.

<h3>How to determine the mass of Si produced </h3>

From the balanced equation above,

170 g of SiCl₄ reacted to produce 28 g of Si.

Therefore,

2 Kg (i.e 2000 g) of SiCl₄ will react to produce = (2000 × 28) / 170 = 329.41 g of Si

Thus, 329.41 g of Si were obtained from the reaction

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